want to switch but what

[worker201]

I actually ran a customization on one of those, managed to get it up to $56,000!  Those RAM slots eat up money like crazy.

Happy Birthday!  Too bad my brother-in-law doesn't work in the pass-out-free-computers-to-your-friends department, otherwise I'd hook you (and myself) up.  Yeah, we only get the 10% friends and family discount.  He works in the design department, CADding cases and whatnot.  Actually got to visit China twice this year, to make sure the factories are producing the cases correctly.

Dell makes PCs without Windows that you can put Linux on, although the only thing they will factory install is FreeDOS.  You get a better deal buying a Windows box and erasing Windows from it.

Even more interesting, he is required to use IE and Outlook for all his internet activities, including ftp.  And they block the hell out of most websites.  I used his laptop the other night - he was surprised that Microsuck wasn't blocked.  What a bunch of fascist whores!

[H_TeXMeX_H]

What could possibly use 64 GB of RAM ? Modeling programs for oil companies ... maybe, but it's still hard for me to believe.

[worker201]

Especially since the chips only have an 800MHz FSB...  I guess they have some sort of setup that is extremely memory intensive, but uses almost no computational power and doesn't access the hard drive array. Because the processor is too clunky to keep up with that much RAM.  Must be a very interesting modeller.  I can't imagine any program that could even use that much RAM without a corresponding increase in chip power and drive speed.

[piratePenguin]

I actually ran a customization on one of those, managed to get it up to $56,000!  Those RAM slots eat up money like crazy.

Happy Birthday!  Too bad my brother-in-law doesn't work in the pass-out-free-computers-to-your-friends department, otherwise I'd hook you (and myself) up.

Heh, cheers

Dell makes PCs without Windows that you can put Linux on, although the only thing they will factory install is FreeDOS.

You can get Red Hat Enterprise 4 with that computer and the rest of the Precisions! Can't get it with the Dimensions though..

You get a better deal buying a Windows box and erasing Windows from it.

I heard that before - it's fecking stupid.

Dell aren't Microsoft, but sometimes they might as well be.

Even more interesting, he is required to use IE and Outlook for all his internet activities, including ftp.  And they block the hell out of most websites.  I used his laptop the other night - he was surprised that Microsuck wasn't blocked.  What a bunch of fascist whores!

'Tis shitty. I have to use the same shit in school. Network admin promted one of the teachers to put me up for "blacklisting" (so I wouldn't be able to use the computers, officially :p) for using FF. Fortunately there's a sane system for this - the admin has not authority. He tells the teacher, teacher tells the depudy principal (who seems pretty cool), who makes the decission to blacklist.

This was the day before we were due to leave school that the admin barfed, and I'd been using FF for nearly the whole year.

Anyhow, when he was talking to the teacher, I was right beside him - I could briefly hear what he was saying, so I put my hand up, he walked over and I kinda told him I use Firefox and asked what the problem was. He stood for a few seconds and just fucking walked out!

He probably burst into tears when he left the room lol.

[pofnlice]

forgive my opinions and if I am out of line, please feel free to say so...

I think you are full of shit corvette. You seem very immature and disorganized for a "programmer and web-page designer." As far as the 4 gigs go, I constantly do 3d modelling with 3dstudio max 8...and do not need 4 gig of ram...If you have it, more power to you. All I am saying is simply this; you don't have to bullshit and impress us to get our conversation or help. Just ask and chat, that's all it requires here.
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Again, sorry if I was out of line, but I have to call a duck a duck. Something about this whole post just smelled funny to me, and it bothered me...

[worker201]

Once a redneck, always a redneck.  You crack me up, AB.

[Aloone_Jonez]

unless you have Physical Address Extension installed, Windows will only see 3GB of the 4

I understand now, I didn't know about that, mind you I've never had that problem, there again I've never had the need for 4GB of RAM.

[pofnlice]

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